# Rhode Island’s new Governor Helena Foulkes spent 25 years at CVS and lost her first election—she says failure and bad bosses made her a better leader

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:08:06+00:00
- Category: Local
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Helena Foulkes spent decades in corporate before making a run for governor: ‘You can go for something and it doesn't work, and yet other gifts come’

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